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"EMMA?!" Called regina as she walked towards the blonde. Emma had just revealed her intentions to take henry back to New York, but before Regina could put up a proper fight Emma had run out of the diner. Regina had run after her and had finally tracked her down.
"Regina.." said emma apprehensively.
"Let me make one thing crystal clear right now. You are not taking Henry anywhere. He stays in Storybrooke."
"You know it's not just up to you right?" Defended Emma.
"It is up to me! I am his mother, and its also up to him! Didn't you hear him say he wanted to stay!?" Suddenly Emma's eyes grew wide and she signalled to Regina to stop talking.
"Swan what are you doing?" Sighed Regina.
"What is that?" Replied Emma, pointing to a giant beam of light going up into the sky.
"It's coming from Zelenas farmhouse" Replied Regina wide eyed. The previous conversation was temporarily forgotten and they both started running.
As they ran Emma called the others.
"David says that the portal has been opened, somehow Zelena died and triggered it!" she called to Regina.
"Well if that's the case we need to be careful, and close it" finished Regina with a determined look in her eyes.
"How exactly do we do that?" Said emma breathlessly.
"Who do you think I am? A bloody time portal expert?" Shot back Regina, also puffed and trying to hide her panic.
"If you could go back in time would you?" Asked Emma curiously. Regina paled as her mind flashed to an old memory. She stopped running for a moment before turning to Emma.
"No." Before Emma could ask anymore there was a loud bang that told them they were getting close.
They approached the farm house.
"Regina this looks dangerous we need to get out of here!" Called Emma.
"Not until we find a way to close it!" Regina replied.
"Please Regina!" Yelled Emma, grabbing Regina's arm. Suddenly the doors of the farm house sprung open and they felt themselves being sucked in. Regina screamed as her legs were pulled into the portal.
"REGINA!" Cried Emma, still holding her arm. "JUST HOLD ON!"
"I.. I.. I CAN'T!" Yelled Regina, wide eyed, before slipping out of Emma's grasp and falling into the portal. Emma looked at where Regina had fallen, shocked, before making up her mind.
"I can't leave her alone" She muttered, before jumping into the portal too.
Emma lifted her head off of the ground and looked at her surroundings. Great were back in the Enchanted forest she thought. She sat up and moved over to Regina. Regina was obviously just coming to as well, and looked shocked when she saw Emma.
"Why are you here too!?" She asked
"I jumped in after you, what did you think I would leave you on your own?" Replied Emma, slightly annoyed at Regina's lack of faith in her.
"I didn't think you were that stupid Swan" Shot back Regina. Emma was about to retaliate but stopped herself, realising fighting would get them no where.
"Look we shouldn't fight, not now. We need to work out how to get back to Henry."
"Your right." Admitted Regina.
"Were obviously in the enchanted forest.." Started Emma.
"But the question is when." Interrupted Regina.
"So I guess were going to have to find someone and ask?"
"Yes. But we have to be extremely careful. Any changes to the timeline could have catastrophic impacts. For starters we need to get changed, unfortunately red leather jackets are not exactly common in the enchanted forest."
"Neither are sensible pantsuits" Teased Emma. Regina glared at Emma before magic-ing herself into a dress, and producing another which she handed to Emma. "You could of just poofed me into it like you did for you!" Emma protested.
"Oh I'm sorry." Laughed Regina. "Don't worry, I won't look." She teased as she turned her back to Emma, smirking. Regina laughed as she heard Emma swear and groan trying to work out her corset. Finally she was done and told Regina to turn around.
"Alright I'm done! How do I look?" She inquired. Regina turned around and was quite stunned by the transformation.
"It'll do" She replied curtly. Emma grinned before walking over to Regina.
"Well where do we go now? Because were not in storybrooke anymore Regina."
"Yes well unfortunately for us I doubt there will be any yellow brick road." Replied Regina sarcastically, picking up on Emma's reference.
"Ah so you have seen it, well I guess it does technically star your sister so.." Regina rolled her eyes.
"Actually it was a favourite of Henrys when he was younger." As she said this they both stopped suddenly. They could hear horses.
"We must be near a road." Muttered Regina. "This way" She said. Using her magic to detect the direction of the sound.
They were about to approach the carriage when Regina saw the markings on it and stopped abruptly. But Emma kept going and before Regina could do anything she was waving at the coachman to stop.
"What do you want?" He asked sharply, before turning and seeing Regina crouching in the bushes. "My Queen?" He asked confused. Emma turned wide eyed and looked at Regina. Regina cautiously stood up and spoke.
"Hello. Could you please tell me where you are headed?" She asked in her best attempt at a queenly voice. She needed to establish wether she was Leopold's Queen or the Evil Queen.
"To the palace." Replied the confused coachman, "for the ball tonight being held in honour of your birthday your majesty. I've been picking up some wine that the king ordered."
"Oh, of course." Stuttered Regina. "You see I went riding, but the horse went lame leaving my friend and I stranded." It was a terrible lie but it was the best she could invent on the spot.
"Right" Replied the coachman, looking up and down at the two woman and their entirely inappropriate clothing for horse riding. Emma saw this and cut in quickly.
"Would you be able to give us a ride back to the palace? The Queen has no other way of making it to her party."
"Of course Ma'am. It would be an honour." Regina nodded her head at him in thanks before heading into the carriage. As soon as they were inside and the door was closed, she spoke.
"Why the hell did you do that?" She snapped.
"What do you mean?" Replied a bewildered Emma. Regina glanced at her before saying,
"This wasn't a great time for me. I'd rather not re-live it."
"You don't have to re-live it! Just find out whats going on and then we can work on getting back to Storybrooke."
"You don't know this palace, you don't know Leopold…"
"What do you mean?" Regina looked at Emma and for a moment considered telling her the truth but then faltered.
"Just that the palace has a habit of trapping people in it, thats all." Emma could tell Regina was lying but decided not to push it. Regina suddenly realised something.
"I'm going to have to change how you look. You'll look the same to yourself and I, but anyone else looking at you will see another face."
"Why? No one here knows me, I haven't even been born."
"Yes but someone could see you and recognise you from the future. Like Snow for instance."
"How would someone recognise a face from nearly 40 years into the future?"
"I don't know but they just could, so shut up and let me do this. Ill change the coachman's memory so he isn't suspicious. Any preferences looks wise?"
"Just make me as hot as I am now and we should be good." Said Emma cheekily.
"Whatever." Replied Regina before waving her hand in front of Emma's face.
"There." She said, before magic-ing a mirror to show Emma.
"Wow! I look nice, but the real me definitely has better eyebrows."
They had been travelling for about forty minutes when the coachman called out "Not long now your majesty!" Regina felt her breath get faster and the knot in her stomach become even tighter. She had escaped this life, she had lived through it and survived. But she wasn't sure if she could survive it again.
Thanks for reading! And I promise I will update my other Scandal Story soon! If you would like me to continue this let me know! Thank you!